Raiganj city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Raiganj Metropolitan Region. The Raiganj city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Raiganj city in 2023 is
252,000
, while Raiganj metro population is estimated at
273,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Raiganj city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Raiganj city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Raiganj city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Raiganj in 2011 is 183,612. Although Raiganj city has population of 183,612; its urban / metropolitan population is 199,690.
Raiganj Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Raiganj city are 132,382 of which 71,964 are males while 60,418 are females. Average literacy rate of Raiganj city is 81.70 percent of which male and female literacy was 84.30 and 78.80 percent.
The sex ratio of Raiganj city is 905 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 958 per 1000 boys.
Raiganj Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Raiganj city numbers 13,424 in which population of 72,501 resides. This is around 39.49% of total population of Raiganj city.
Raiganj Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Raiganj city with 97.37 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Raiganj with approximately 2.16 % following it.
In Raiganj city, Christinity is followed by 0.13 %, Jainism by 0.16 %, Sikhism by 0.05 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.11 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
97.37 %
178,778
Muslims
2.16 %
3,959
Christian
0.13 %
236
Sikh
0.05 %
84
Buddhist
0.02 %
43
Jain
0.16 %
298
Others
0.00 %
9
Not Stated
0.11 %
205
Raiganj Future Population 2021-2031
Raiganj
City
Metropolitan
2011
183,612
199,690
2021
238,000
259,000
2022
245,000
266,000
2023
252,000
273,000
2024
259,000
281,000
2025
266,000
289,000
2026
273,000
297,000
2027
281,000
305,000
2028
289,000
314,000
2029
297,000
323,000
2030
305,000
332,000
2031
314,000
341,000
Raiganj City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
183,612
96,388
87,224
Literates
132,382
71,964
60,418
Children (0-6)
21,573
11,019
10,554
Average Literacy (%)
81.70 %
84.30 %
78.80 %
Sexratio
905
Child Sexratio
958
Raiganj Metropolitan Region
Raiganj city comes under Raiganj Metropolitan area.